The Teenage Prayers were formed in August 2001 as a minimalist 4-piece with piano, guitar, bass and one drum played standing up ala Maureen Tucker.

In the summer of 2002, founding members Tim Adams and Kyle Chrise met and befriended soul legend Solomon Burke, who flew the band out to Los Angeles so that he could produce their cover version of his hit song “Goodbye Baby”, which appeared on the band’s debut album, “Ten Songs”.

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Ten Songs

In July 2003, the band expanded to become a 6-piece.  The drum kit expanded as did the sound.

In May 2004, the band played on a bill with indie rock pioneer Steve Wynn, whose band The Dream Syndicate helped forge the 80s post-punk sound of Los Angeles’ Paisley Underground. 

In 2005, Steve signed on to produce the band’s sophomore effort, “Everyone Thinks You’re the Best”, which was completed and released in early 2008.

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Everyone Thinks You’re The Best

Today, the Teenage Prayers are a 5-piece act with keys, guitars, bass and drums making up the core sound, which has been steadily evolving away from the garage soul of its youth and toward something altogether more unnameable and alluring. 

Personnel:

Tim Adams (singer)

Terrence Adams (guitar)

Kyle Chrise (bass)

Kyle Wills (drums)

Adam Schatz (keys, horn)

To contact the Teenage Prayers, please write converted (at) teenageprayers (dot) com